Deputy CEO & Group Head of Human Resources at National Council of Social Services (Singapore), Adjunct Professor at Singapore Management University, Nanyang Technological University, and Singapore University of Social Sciences, Board Member at Jurong Heal
Dr. Fermin Diez has ample experience in human resources, which includes consulting, corporate and academic roles in 40 countries in all continents.
As an HR leader, he has been Regional Head of HR for two large MNCs in AsiaPac and in Latin America. As a consultant he has advised major multinationals, large local companies and public sector organisations at the Board and C-Suite levels. He has also managed the P&L in several geographical locations and businesses.
He is currently Deputy CEO and Group Head of Human Resources for Singapore’s National Council for Social Service. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Singapore Management University, at Nanyang Business Schools and at NUS Business School. Fermin has co-authored three books: ‘Human Capital and Global Business Strategy’, ‘The Remuneration Handbook: International Edition’ and ‘Fundamentals of HR Analytics’. He has also previously taught Business Policy and Strategic Planning. He has been teaching WorldatWork courses for over 20 years in the US, Puerto Rico, Australia, the UK, Malaysia, India, Singapore, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.
He has served on the Board of the Jurong Health Systems, where he also was a member of the HR Committee. He was also a member of the HR Committee at the National University Health System Group. He has also served in the Singapore Management University Business School Advisory Board, Taylor’s Education Group Advisory Board, the Children's Cancer Foundation Board and the Board of Directors of WorlatWork, where he is currently on the Global Advisory Council. Fermin is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of HR Professionals, where he Chairs the Assessments and Insights Committee and is the Dean of HR Education. He is also a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Fermin obtained his PhD from Singapore Management University, his MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan.
Fermin was named as a Top HR Influencer in Asia. He is a frequent speaker at regional and global fora on topics related to Compensation, strategic HR, talent management and development, career planning, mergers and acquisitions from an HR perspective, building teams, global HR, education, public sector HR practices and HR Analytics.
